MCN’s customizable template, Consent to Sterilization (Elective), is taken from our Administrative Manual for Ambulatory Care Facilities. MCN Healthcare’s proven policy and procedure templates, competencies and compliance tools have assisted more than 20,000 health care organizations worldwide meet their regulatory compliance goals.

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Here is some sample content from Consent to Sterilization (Elective):

	PURPOSE: To assure that legal guidelines are followed for sterilization procedures To protect the rights of the patient To prevent liability to the facility WHO MAY GIVE CONSENT: Incompetent Persons: Adults with developmental disabilities, who are unable to consent to sterilization, present special issues. When faced with requests to perform such procedures, legal council must be consulted. Private Pay Patients: Must be able to understand the informed consent process Must be of legal age of consent: 18 years of age or older Under 18 and been married Is on active duty with the US...
Second excerpt:
	...Approximate length of stay Approximate length of time for recovery Financial cost to the patient Information indicating whether the proposed procedure is established or new Advice that the sterilization will not be performed for at least 30 days, except under specified circumstances The name of the physician performing the procedure If another physician is to be substituted, the patient must be notified, prior to administering pre-anesthetic medication, of the operating...